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Geometry Study Guide
Geometry Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| similar | same shape but not necessarily the same size |
| congruent | exactly the same shape and size |
| triangle | polygon with 3 sides |
| kite | a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent congruent sides |
| trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |
| rhombus | a parallelogram with four congruent sides |
| square | a rectangle with four congruent sides |
| rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles |
| parallelogram | a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides |
| quadrilateral | a polygon with four sides |
| acute triangle | a triangle with 3 angles that are less than 90˚ |
| obtuse triangle | a triangle with one angle greater than 90˚ and 2 angles less than 90˚ |
| right triangle | a triangle with one 90˚ angle and 2 angles less than 90˚ |
| equilateral triangle | a triangle with 3 congruent sides |
| isosceles triangle | a triangle with 2 congruent sides |
| scalene triangle | a triangle with 0 congruent sides |